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Quotes by Producer

"To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it."

"To have a film in America means precisely nothing if you don't have a distributor who stands behind it."

Arthur Cohn, Swiss Producer

America, Film, Nothing

138

"If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them."

"If people don't want to go to the picture, nobody can stop them."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

82

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

"It is not enough for me to win. My enemies must lose."

David Merrick, American Producer

78

"I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold."

"I shall give you hunger, and pain, and sleepless nights. Also beauty, and satisfactions known to few, and glimpses of the heavenly life. None of these you shall have continually, and of their coming and going you shall not be foretold."

Howard Lindsay, American Producer

Beauty, Life, Hunger, Pain

78

"Credit you give yourself is not worth having."

"Credit you give yourself is not worth having."

Irving Thalberg, American Producer

76

"People say that the Beavis voice doesn't sound like me or some other voices. Butt-Head I think sounds like me."

"People say that the Beavis voice doesn't sound like me or some other voices. Butt-Head I think sounds like me."

Mike Judge, American Producer

People, Sound, Voice

75

"The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail."

"The success of a production depends on the attention paid to detail."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

Success, Attention, Detail, Production

74

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

"I value comedy. I value somebody who can be funny."

James L. Brooks, American Producer

Funny, Comedy, Value

71

"Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth."

"Understanding is a three-edged sword. Your side, my side, and the truth."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Truth, Understanding

70

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

"No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

Force, Population

68

"Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

"Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

Men, Comedy, First, Paris

63

"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad."

"A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

62

"Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think."

"Because when the film was first mooted, the Beatles didn't like the idea at all. In fact they wouldn't have any part in it. And when Brian had committed them, it was part of a deal he did with United Artists, I think."

George Martin, English Producer

Idea, Artists, Fact, Film

62

"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail."

"It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail."

David Merrick, American Producer

62

"I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times."

"I don't think you can really make television based on what you think audiences want. You can only make stories that you like, because you have to watch it so many times."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Audience, Audiences, Television, Want

61

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

60

"I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer."

"I didn't really want to do another sequel. I go to those movies, and I just sort of enjoy them like a viewer."

Lawrence Kasdan, American Producer

60

"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty."

"I'll take fifty percent efficiency to get one hundred percent loyalty."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Efficiency, Loyalty

59

"It's OK to do cute little things like kissing a turtle, but you can't kiss another person because he's a different color? Give me a break. And you have to remember, I'm from Dallas, Texas."

"It's OK to do cute little things like kissing a turtle, but you can't kiss another person because he's a different color? Give me a break. And you have to remember, I'm from Dallas, Texas."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Kiss, Cute, Kissing

58

"When we did Dynasty, it was the clothes. I think the clothes affected every woman around the world. I got so many letters, I think we made the designer a millionaire!"

"When we did Dynasty, it was the clothes. I think the clothes affected every woman around the world. I got so many letters, I think we made the designer a millionaire!"

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Clothes, Letters, Woman, World

58

"In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say."

"In both pop and disco, the meaning of the lyrics is not too important. I have nothing I feel I particularly want to say."

Giorgio Moroder, Italian Producer

Meaning, Nothing, Want

58

"It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create."

"It was the business that made Pop go away, not our inability to create."

Jeffrey Katzenberg, American Producer

58

"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union."

"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

57

"Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case."

"Life is about having a good time, and it was a good time. We did some things well and some things poorly, but that was always the case."

Norman Lear, American Producer

57

"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."

"Paul Newman's an old friend of ours out of Cleveland, Ohio. He used to sit around our house. He's the only man I've ever known to drink a case of beer all by himself. That's talent in a way."

Lew Wasserman, American Producer

Talent, Friend, Beer, Man

57

"I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is."

"I had a philosophy, which may have been proven right, that directing isn't as hard as everyone says it is."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

May, Philosophy, Right

56

"It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies."

"It's a juggernaut, yeah... but I'm not phased by making movies."

Matthew Vaughn, American Producer

55

"You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air."

"You can't predict a show, that is the damndest thing, you can't predict if a show is going to work or not until it's on the air."

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

55

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."

"A verbal contract isn't worth the paper it's written on."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

55

"I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them."

"I don't make movies because I think audiences will want to go see them."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

Movies, Audiences, Want, Will

55

"I don't care about how many times somebody recognizes my face."

"I don't care about how many times somebody recognizes my face."

Suge Knight, American Producer

55

"The girls in high school who watched 90210? I was watching Seinfeld."

"The girls in high school who watched 90210? I was watching Seinfeld."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

54

"Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it."

"Stealing, you'll go far in life. Actually, there is something funny about getting away with it."

Mike Judge, American Producer

54

"I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?"

"I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies. With an anthology you can tell any story and be in every division of television. We don't have any anthologies anymore, do we?"

Aaron Spelling, American Producer

Love, Television

54

"Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad."

"Novelty is always welcome but talking pictures are just a fad."

Irving Thalberg, American Producer

Novelty, Talking

53

"We know that if memory is destroyed in one part of the brain, it can be sometimes re-created on a different part of the brain. And once we can unravel that amino chain of chemicals that is responsible for memory, I see no reason why we can't unlock it and, essentially, wipe out what's there."

"We know that if memory is destroyed in one part of the brain, it can be sometimes re-created on a different part of the brain. And once we can unravel that amino chain of chemicals that is responsible for memory, I see no reason why we can't unlock it and, essentially, wipe out what's there."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

53

"Certainly there's got to be a little bit of reality show fatigue happening."

"Certainly there's got to be a little bit of reality show fatigue happening."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Fatigue, Reality

52

"Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success."

"Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

52

"Well, I don't look back and celebrate. I just always worry about the next one."

"Well, I don't look back and celebrate. I just always worry about the next one."

Jerry Bruckheimer, American Producer

52

"I realistically eat every hour and 15 minutes. I watch the clock to see when I eat again. I'm almost upset that I'm not eating now."

"I realistically eat every hour and 15 minutes. I watch the clock to see when I eat again. I'm almost upset that I'm not eating now."

Michael Todd, American Producer

52

"I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will."

"I don't think Will does get upstaged because his reaction is always funnier than what is actually happening. That is also the reason Tommy is funnier than Will."

Barry Sonnenfeld, American Producer

52

"Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!"

"Kids in general make things fresh and alive and they have this great appreciation for, Holy mackerel, we're making a movie!"

James L. Brooks, American Producer

Appreciation, Kids

51

"We're overpaying him, but he's worth it."

"We're overpaying him, but he's worth it."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

51

"If I look confused it is because I am thinking."

"If I look confused it is because I am thinking."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

51

"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

"Last year, at the beginning of the year, we couldn't get arrested, so I'll take this. Feast versus famine."

Josh Schwartz, American Producer

Beginning, Famine

51

"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."

"If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive."

Samuel Goldwyn, American Producer

Man, Now, Right

51

"The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits."

"The most positive step is to try to expand the employment base by making it, if not economically friendly, at least not economically disastrous, for studios to take on deficits."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

51

"They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots."

"They're stealing my ideas. They're imitating my shots."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

50

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

"There are other options out there, after all, like read a book, go on the Internet, rent a movie."

Dick Wolf, American Producer

Internet, Options

50

"My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out."

"My philosophy: find what it is you want to say, walk in the room, say it, and get the hell out."

J. Michael Straczynski, American Producer

50

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